20,000 farmers in Tanzania to benefit from the Mkombozi irrigation scheme

MORE than 20,000 citizens of Pawaga division in Iringa district will get rid of the water challenge as well as be assured of food once the Mkombozi irrigation scheme with a size of 6000 hectares is completed. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Livestock has visited the scheme and was satisfied with the progress of its construction The Director General of the National Irrigation Commission, Raymond Mndolwa said that the scheme being built for more than Sh 55 billion by the sixth phase government through the National Irrigation Commission will be completed in February, 2024. When it is completed, he said it will help access to water throughout the agricultural period and it is expected to change the lives and living conditions of the people of the division and raise the economy of Iringa region and the nation as a whole. "This 18-month project started on September 1, 2022 and is expected to be completed in February next year. The contractor ...